| 1. |
Approximately,
when did the Big Bang Explosion occur? |
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a. |
10 - 20 billion years ago |
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b. |
last year |
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c. |
10 - 29 million years ago |
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d. |
100,000 thousand years ago |
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| 2. |
Why
are galaxies moving away from each other? |
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a. |
because
the galaxies are expanding |
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b. |
galaxies
have powers to move themselves from galaxies they hate |
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c. |
because
the universe is shrinking |
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d. |
because
the universe is expanding |
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| 3. |
What
is an event horizon? |
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a. |
the
part of a black hole where everything is crushed down
to a single,infinitely dense point. |
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b. |
the
wavelength of the X-rays that are emitted from a black
hole |
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c. |
the
part of a black hole that when passed, nothing can escape |
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d. |
the
mass of a black hole |
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| 4. |
What
is the maximum mass of a neutron star? |
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a. |
about
2.3 times the mass of the sun |
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b. |
about
6 times the mass of the sun |
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c. |
about
104.1 times the mass of the sun |
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d. |
about
151 times the mass of the sun |
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e. |
about
1.4 times the mass of the sun |
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| 5. |
In
which dimension do we exist? |
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a. |
1st |
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b. |
2nd |
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c. |
3rd |
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d. |
4th |
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| 6. |
Intelligent
extraterrestrial life CAN NOT exist around which
type of star? |
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a. |
blue
giant |
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b. |
red
dwarf |
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c. |
main
sequence |
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d. |
medium-size |
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| 7. |
What
is at the center of a black hole? |
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a. |
nothing |
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b. |
a
singularity |
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c. |
a
planet |
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d. |
a
city |
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| 8. |
What
happens to matter near a black hole? |
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a. |
breaks
up |
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b. |
stretched
to infinity |
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c. |
goes
into it |
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d. |
becomes
part of the hole |
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| 9. |
Which
one thing do scientists say will NOT change if
we discover the existence or past existence of extraterrestrial
life? |
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a. |
our
outlook on the galaxy |
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b. |
how
we grow |
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c. |
our
day-to-day life activities |
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d. |
how
we brush our hair |
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| 10. |
What
two things do scientists think WILL change if we
discover the existence or past existence of extraterrestrial
life? |
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a. |
day
to day life activities and religions |
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b. |
religions
and our outlook on the universe |
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c. |
our
technology and writing |
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d. |
nothing
will change |
